Two UNI Environmental Science students, Starr Claussen and Ramsey McGrew, participated in an international water quality research program at the University of Yamanashi in Japan. The experience brought together students from multiple countries to study shared water challenges, collaborate on real-world solutions, and explore global perspectives on environmental science. The trip also offered cultural immersion and reinforced the hands-on, collaborative learning opportunities that define UNI’s Environmental Science program.
The Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC) at the University of Northern Iowa is launching the Rural Compost Operations and Compost Use Training Project funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service Solid Waste Management Grant Program.
UNI Facilities Management is teaming up with the Iowa Waste Reduction Center, the Student Sustainability Advisory Board, and students in the Introduction to Environmental Earth Science class to launch a new Earth Day initiative: the Purple Bag Challenge.
The Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC) at the University of Northern Iowa is excited to announce the receipt of a $175,159 Pollution Prevention (P2) Grant funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Pollution Prevention Grant Program.
UNI students Cody Boozell’s advanced Spanish class are taking their learning beyond the classroom with hands-on experience at a local water treatment facility.
